The Washington critic., 1887-12-12
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Romantic Incidents In The Career of
Senator Jones of Nevada.
SENATOR INGALLS, NEW BOOK,
Gath" on the Attractions ofthc Ma
tionnI Cnpitai-proiccicd En-
i.uacmcnt ofthc Patent
BiiiuC.

Townsend, thu Ciuciunati Enquirer
respondent. "ThiS j. the city, said
Gath" which want tomalc my home
ultimu.ciy. | know of no city in the
tnijcl states which gives one as mitch
for III. money as Wdshinctun. II is
situated brtWgcn the South and the
North. and therefore for winter purposes
il convenient To these soft and baskinE
situations, where yuu can get ont of the
harsh climate Of The North, and 1t is
equally near New Norl; and the best
parts Of the North, So that you can avoid
The inilucucc OF the summers us well. 1t
has u noble climate in the spring. n
good climate in the fall and during the
winter some days are as agreeable as
Norfolk or Florida. This is the city
where all men who have worked hari
would like 10 live some portion of their
lives" "ilnvc you found any way 10
make money but by hard work?' "No.
Every dollar You make accounts for it.
self. You must put in your vitality pro-
fnselv if YOU want to draw anything out.
No man makes money but by sacrifice,
and those who get their money without
sacrifice do not appreciate it,"
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Representative Geo. Anderson Of the
Quincy district of Illinois is one of the
youngest members of the House, and
also promises to be one Of the brightest
when he shall have become better ac-
quaintcd with the duties expected of
him. Missouri people will take an in
terest in the Quincy Congressman, says
the Washington correspondent of the
st. Louis Republican, for the reason
that he studied law in the Office OF
Frank \. Sampson, ut Sedalia, where
where he is well known. While there
hc made the acquaintance of Hon. John
II. Heard, when neither had the re-
Inotest idea of ever serving, as
Representatives in Congress from
Botctourt County, Virginia, but when
hc was only . years of age his parents re-
moved to Hancock County, Illinois.
lie began the practice of law at Quincy
in 1850: in 1884 was elected city attor-
ncy, reelected in 1885, and ia 1856 was
chosen Representative in Congress for
the District. receiving an overwhelming
majority against his Republican oppo-
nent.
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Delegate dubois is II good deal tickled,
says the New York Sun, over the fact
that the President put in his pocket the
bill passed near the end of the Forty
ninth Congress tacking the Idaho Pan
handle. with its rich Cnur d'Alene
mines, to Washington Territory. The
Idaho people call this move Il scheme to
make Washington Territory State with
Delegate Charles Stewart Voorhees,, who
las had very successful career since he
left the Tall Sycamorc's home in In
diana and went to the Pacific coast to
hustle for himself. They want to keep
their own freakish-shaped Territory in
tact, and the man whom they fear
more than Delegate Voorhees, is Sem
ator Stewart Of Nevada, who is just
population of his State as he was
on having the gorgeous mansion in
Which the Chinese Minister abidcs.
Senator Stewart wants South Idaho,
hut the bonbshell the people of the
Territory have prepared for him is Il
set Of figures which shows that if Ne
vada and Southern Idaho were patched
together they would make State larger
in area than all New England and the
Middle States combined. Delegate Du-
bois. who has all this offensive and de-
fcnsive programme to carry out, is q
bachelor and 80. He is muscular, with
black hair and moustache, and small
bulldog. He likes Il quiet pipe, smoked
Idaho fashion, and prefers the frontier
with all its lack of comforts, to the eilete
East.
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A political novel, that will have mucl
to 90 with life and events in Washing
ton, says VIM. j. Box in the New Yorl
Graphic, will shortly come from the pei
of Senator John ]. ingalls,. 1t has bcei
an open secret for some time that Scna
tor Ingalls, has been engaged on piec
of literary work, but its exact nature ha
up to this time not been known. TIL
novel will be a thoroughly political one
The characters in the story will all b
drawn from life and will be portraiture
Of wcll-known men and women of tn
present time, thinly yelled under u.
suined names. The scenes will be lai
partly in Washington and partly in tn
West, and will embrace some dc
scriptions. of scenery and narratives {
iIlt nbNtl VIII ItHil VIII
the Electoral Commission of lS16-77 an
close with the assassination Of presiden
Garfield. Incidentally the bool, wi
contain many of the authors observ;
tions Of men and women, their manner
morals, habits, passions and moieI
tendencies of our politics and societ,
The story will also deal with the caus,
and conditions Of success and failure
public life, but will have no specii
"moral" nor any didactic purpose.
title has yet been chosen for the bool
nor has any time of publication yet bee
fixed.
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The life Senator Jones Of Novad
says Washington letter, has been
continued romance. One year he is
millionaire and the next year is II
broke. To-day he has $1,000 10 h
credit, tomorrow. lc is 100000 poor
than when he was born. Although !
represents Nevada in the Senate, he
10 all intcntsand purposes California
He resides in California, his intcrcs
are in California and he is always CALI
californian, except at Washineto
But then Culifurniuns own Neyad
There are less than 5000 voters in Il
sovereign commonwealth Of NCvad
and half ol these take an cXcuIsi,
rom california for the purpose of dro
ring their ballots. Nevada Is rOtt,
borough, and its maintenance as ~ Sta
gives California double repre- rcscntution
the United States senate John Z. Jon
IL Il really brilliant man. He has Il
iAagkablciuud oiGsciul information NJ
he can make a good speech on any su